NASA to train two ISRO Gaganyaan astronauts under ‘Axiom-4’.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has selected two of its four trained Gaganyaan astronauts for a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) with the United States. The mission is planned to begin before October 2024, with Indian astronauts to receive training in the US on the modules and rules of the ISS.

The Ixiom-4 mission, in which Indian astronauts will travel to the ISS, will be conducted in partnership with NASA and Ixiom Space Company. According to a joint statement between India and the United States, NASA will provide advanced training to Indian astronauts for the ISS.